Grover Norquist

American conservative activist and lobbyist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1956 · age 70

Grover Glenn Norquist is an American political activist and anti-tax advocate who is founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, an organization that opposes all tax increases.

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2016“An armed people are a free people. If our forefathers were not armed before the American Revolution we would all be speaking English today.”In their words2 January 2016Grover Norquist via Twitter, 02 Jan 2016, 23:12 UTC. .Read the whole statement

2012“The president was committed; elected on the basis that he was not Romney and Romney was a poopy head.”In their words12 November 2012www.slate.comRead the whole statement

2006“[Democrats] will only become acceptable once they are comfortable in their minority status.”In their words10 November 2006Grover Norquist cited in "The Great Revulsion" at nytimes.com, 10 November, 2006Read the whole statement

2004“Our goal is to inflict pain. It is not good enough to win; it has to be a painful and devastating defeat. We're sending a message here.”In their wordsfrom the National Review, quoted in The Republican Noise Machine by David Brock, Crown Publishers 2004, pg. 50Read the whole statement

“Alexander Hamilton has been on the $10 since 1928, he's been well honored by the country, he was a great Secretary of the Treasury.”In their words8 June 2004interview with CNNs Judy Woodruff on the possibility of putting Ronald Reagan on the $10 billRead the whole statement

2001“I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.”In their words25 May 2001Interview on NPR's Morning EditionRead the whole statement

1956Born19 October 1956

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Ronald Reagan meeting with Jack Abramoff and Norquist in connection with the College Republican National Committee in 1981

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A Republican, he is the primary promoter of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a pledge signed by lawmakers who agree to oppose increases in marginal income tax rates for individuals and businesses, and net reductions or eliminations of deductions and credits without a matching reduced tax rate. Prior to the November 2012 election, the pledge was signed by 95% of all Republican members of Congress and all but one of the candidates running for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

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